Spore fanatics are celebrating today as Maxis has released Spore Patch #5 which finally includes an official fix to allow asymmetry for Creatures and Vehicles!  Not only that, but many other fixes and issues have been corrected – for both Spore and Spore Galactic Adventures.  Read the details below and then install – but keep in mind, with any patch comes the possibility of your game not working, so be warned!

To get the patch, simply launch Spore. PC players will need to have EADM installed.

If you didn’t install the EADM when you installed Spore, you can download it here. This patch is available for PC. Mac users should check back soon.

Spore Improvements:

  • Asymmetry is now available for creatures! Details on new Asymmetry features for Creatures and Vehicles can be found here.
  • This patch fixes several crashes in Space Game.
  • Many tuning improvements to Space Game, including reduced disaster rates at all levels of difficulty, adjustments to Hard Mode, increased limits on concurrent trade routes, as well as changes to tool unlocks for the Knights.
  • Creator Lineage appears correctly for all creation types shared after this patch is installed.
  • Cheat is included that permits Creators to export creatures in Collada format for use in Maya. Creators must acknowledge and accept a Tools EULA to perform this operation. An additional cheat has been provided to enable highest quality textures to appear on vehicles, where it is supported by user hardware.
  • Fixed a problem where creations would go missing if a user quits the game in any way while downloads are in progress.
  • Fixed a bug where achievements were disappearing.
  • Fixed a bug where some Sporepedia cards had corrupted backgrounds.
  • Fixed a problem in Space where some Grox planets were unreachable.
  • YouTube movies now publish as public

Galactic Adventures Improvements:

  • This patch must be installed again after installing Galactic Adventures, even if you have installed this patch previously.
  • You can now place the avatar, NPCs, and handheld objects on top of air, land, and sea vehicles in the Adventure Creator. Get more info here.
  • Improvements are made to the Adventure Creator, including right-click camera behavior, and User Interface enhancements.
  • Fixed a problem with gates where open gates were getting the incorrect physics hull.
  • Some customer-reported crashes in Galactic Adventures have been fixed.